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I. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
This manual is only meant as a guide on the operation of the workstation for the user, who uses the workstation as
part of their regular procedures in the laboratory.
It does not contain information with regard to the technical service, maintenance, and details of design, production,
or every possible situation which may arise during installation. This work or actions are to be completed by a
certificated or technically trained engineer approved by ORIGIO or our authorized distribution network.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not disassemble or remove any covers as there are no user
serviceable parts inside.
Repair should be done by authorized service personnel only.
Correct Use
The following procedures must always be followed:
•Prior to the initial operation of the workstation, the operator must perform an installation test. The test result
must be documented by a test report. The installation test must be performed by a qualified technician or a
certified company.
•The use of the product will be confined to trained and expert users
•Keep these operating instructions close to the unit so that safety instructions and important information are
always accessible.
•The operator must prepare clear standard operating instructions in the language of the operating and
cleaning personnel based on these operating instructions, applicable safety data sheets, plant hygiene
guidelines, and technical regulations, in particular:
oWhich decontamination measures are to be applied to the MARS workstation and accessories,
oWhich protective measures apply while specific agents are used or while specific processes are
conducted,
oWhich measures are to be taken in the case of an accident.
•Should you encounter problems that are not properly detailed adequately in these operating instructions,
please contact ORIGIO immediately for your own safety.
•If this manual is translated into other foreign languages, the English version of these operating instructions
is a biding lease.
•After any changes to the installation conditions or after any modification to the technical system, a repeat
test must be performed and the test result must be documented by a test report.
Incorrect Use
The MARS workstation must not be used as a biosafety cabinet in laboratories that do not comply with the
requirements of safety levels 1, 2, 3 as described in Bio-safety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.
(The reference is Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, 6705 Rockledge Drive,
Suite 750, MSC 7985, Bethesda, MD 20892-7985 www.nih.gov).
•The workstation must not be operated if no repeat test is performed at the installation or after changes
in the installation conditions or modifications to the technical system, as the protection provided by the
equipment may be impaired.
•The workstation must not be operated if the alarm system of the device has issued a failure message
and the cause for the failure has not been repaired, as the protection provided by the equipment may
be impaired.
•The alarm system must not be tampered with or disabled. If alarm system components have been
removed or disabled for service or repairs, the unit must only be released for operation if all alarm
system components are functioning again properly.
•The filters installed in the workstation are not capable of separating gaseous substances. Do not work
with or store substances in the device:
oWhich in quantity or concentration are toxic,
oIf a reaction with other substances may result in hazardous toxic concentrations or formation of
toxic gases, which may form combustible or explosive mixtures in combination with air.
